Hin T.S. (Ed.) Engineering materials for biomedical applications

New Jersey : World Scientific, 2004. — 349 p. — (Biomaterials Engineering and Processing Series, Vol. 1)This new text on Engineering Materials for Biomedical Applications, edited by Prof. Swee Hin Teoh, will be an especially useful reference book for those working with metals and ceramics for hard tissue applications. After a general introductory chapter, the emphasis of most of the remaining chapters is on the compositions, processing techniques, and physical properties of the metallic and ceramic biomaterials and their composites that are commonly used in orthopedic and dental implants. Metal and ceramic processing techniques are not often covered well in other texts, so this will be a valuable contribution of this book. There is detailed coverage of corrosion and surface treatments of metals in two chapters, another chapter on polymer-ceramic composites, and a special chapter on prosthetic appliances for the disabled — an important application area that is also often overlooked in other biomaterials texts. And to "add icing to this rich cake", there are additional chapters on polymeric hydrogels — an important class of synthetic polymers, and chitin — one of the most abundant natural polymers that has great potential in the biomaterials field. This text should provide a valuable addition to the library of the biomaterials scientist and engineer.ForewordAcknowledgements
Introduction to biomaterials engineering
and processing — an overview
Durability of metallic implant materials
Corrosion of metallic implants
Surface modification of metallic biomaterials
Biorestorative materials in dentistry
Bioceramics; an introduction
Polymeric hydrogels
Bioactive ceramic-polymer composites for tissue replacement
Composites in biomedical applications
New methods and materials in prosthetics for rehabilitation of lower limb amputees
Chitin-based biomaterials
Subject index